---
name: the-understudy
description: "Summarise what The Understudy does in one line. Use when asked to [trigger phrases the user would say]. Produces [the concrete artifact]."
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# The Understudy Skill

One-line summary of the value this skill delivers. <!-- TODO: rewrite -->

## Working from a brief

Deliver the full artifact even from a thin brief — infer and label assumptions, never refuse for missing context. <!-- TODO: tailor -->

## Required Inputs

Ask for (if not already provided), else infer and label:
- <!-- TODO: the inputs to gather -->

## Output Format

<!-- TODO: a concrete template (headings/tables) of the final artifact -->

## Quality Checks

- [ ] <!-- TODO: a check the output must pass before hand-off -->

## Anti-Patterns

- [ ] Do not <!-- TODO: the mistake this skill prevents -->

## Example Trigger Phrases

- "Write it like I would."
- "Learn my style."
- "Draft this as me."
- "Wants an AI that apprentices to their judgment rather than imitating their tone."